Helene Braun

Helene is a New York-based markets reporter at CoinDesk, covering the latest news from Wall Street, the rise of the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds and updates on crypto markets. She is a graduate of New York University's business and economic reporting program and has appeared on CBS News, YahooFinance and Nasdaq TradeTalks. She holds BTC and ETH.

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Markets

Crypto Market's Direction During a Recession Might Depend on Nasdaq

Analysts say as the broader stock market goes, so goes bitcoin when recession hits.

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Markets

Fed's Powell Says 50 Basis Point Hike ‘On the Table’

The Federal Reserve chair spoke on a panel about the global economy presented by the International Monetary Fund.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on a panel hosted by the International Monetary Fund on April 21, 2022. (IMF)

Markets

Bitfinex Exchange Back Online After ‘Issues’ Cause 2-Hour Outage

The platform underwent maintenance after trading was halted.

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Finance

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Struggles as Dollar Breaks Multi-Year Bearish Trend Line

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for April 19, 2022.

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Markets

Tether's Paolo Ardoino on UST: 'It's All Fun and Games' Until You're a $100B Coin

The algorithmic stablecoin's growth has surpassed its larger rivals.

Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino at Paris Blockchain Week on April 14, 2022. (Twitter/Bitfinex, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

MetaMask’s Institutional Arm Makes Push for DAOs With New Custody Deals

The ConsenSys-owned wallet provider says it want to bring “all organizations on planet earth into Web 3.”

The MetaMask Institutional booth at Paris Blockchain Week 2022 (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Finance

Financial Services Company DTCC Working With Digital Dollar Project on CBDC Prototype

“Project Lithium” is particularly focused on how a central bank digital currency could benefit the financial services industry.

DTCC's Jennifer Peve, image from CoinDesk archives

Finance

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Eyes Weekly Loss Ahead of US CPI

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for April 8, 2022.

(Archivo de CoinDesk)

Finance

A Censorship-Resistant Inflation Index Is Being Built on Chainlink

Truflation currently measures a 13.3% inflation rate, as opposed to the 7.9% measured by the Consumer Price Index in March.

(David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

Fed Officials Discussed Shrinking Assets by Up to $95B a Month

The Federal Reserve said it is "well placed" to start reducing its holdings starting in May.

Federal Reserve building (Paul Brady Photography/Shutterstock)